Online Seller Experience, Small Business Success Stories
… Starting a glitter company was inspired by many summers spent dancing in festival fields, costumed-up, and sharing what glitter I had with those around me. At the time, glitter was packaged and shared was exclusively for the arts and crafts market, and it was difficult for me to get hold of good chunky cosmetic glitter, so that’s when I decided to create my own product for the free-spirited festival-goers.
… Our best-selling product thus far is our Acorn stitch marker. It’s a brass core, silver-plated charm, mounted on a 12 mm jump ring, and featuring a lobster clasp fastener. It’s petite, simple, and elegant, and I’m guessing that the combination of the jump ring and lobster clasp fastener appeals to lovers of various crafts due to the versatility of applications.
… The Custom Sketch from Photo that’s for sure the best selling product of mine. I’m using only my skill along in Photoshop. Some of the other sellers I saw that are using a preset, an action for this and everything they have to do is to wait…I’m doing it in this way, everything is made manually.
… When you run an Etsy shop, customer service is very important. Responding and interacting on the Etsy platform is essential. Getting the right keywords in your title and the first few sentences of your description makes the difference between being found or not. Understanding SEO and learning to work it is huge. I am still struggling with that.
… Hello, My name is Rosauro but you can call me Sau, I would like to remain anonymous if that’s okay. I was just a normal guy working for an Electronic company operating machines. My wife used to work as a process worker but eventually left after she gave birth to our daughter which is also the reason why I started my business.
… I may have started this business on what some may consider a brief notion but I design and create new products knowing that each step I take may add some positivity back into the world and that’s exactly what we all need. That knowledge and the knowledge that the outcome is unknown until it’s completed is like opening a surprise!
… The main material in my products is scrapbook paper. Because I would make scrapbooks when I was younger, I eventually amassed a decent collection with different patterns and colors. I keep it all neatly organized in a multi-level scrapbook cart. For my canvas art, I use scrapbook paper, stickers, and glue. For my magnets, I use clear bubble stickers, a one-inch circular hole punch that cuts the paper, and magnets.
… My art is then printed as giclée fine art prints on thick textured paper (I currently offer a Bamboo paper or Aquarelle rag), so the quality is much higher than you would get on a poster. Each print is printed individually and made to order, and I offer a range of sizes to suit different frames.
… On Etsy, we sell of course to Etsy customers. We purchase advertising on Etsy which has tripled our sales. We also sell on Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Google, Facebook, Instagram, and other sites. We only use online ads connected to the venue.
… As a business owner my responsibilities including making all of the products, make sure each product has a photo that really shows the product, and constantly updating the tags on my products to match what is popular on Etsy!